Dink Pate to Providence

[*Fox2Monk*]

Pope spent all that time visiting him, all the buzz it was UK if he went to college, and then this.

Pope can’t recruit. I am not mad because I don’t even know about Pate(wasn’t really thrilled with him at all) or how good he would have been, but he spent a lot of time trying to get him. Hart still didn’t land him lmfao. WTF is going on here. Providence again?

 

[MarvinHagler89]

We have got to start getting guys asap

 

[NineBannersSoon]

It’s probably a good whiff. Still eligibility concerns there, unless something changed.

I wish I could be as positive as you. Sincerely.

 

[I’m The Village Idiot]

I wish I could be as positive as you. Sincerely.

You can. Just be pragmatic. I’m not even positive. By average Kentucky fan standards (in the real world), I’m actually somewhat negative. This place is just extreme. Probably why we are all addicted to it idk.

 

[Kantucke_rivals]

There's got to be more to this, not going to totally panic just yet. However, when you visit him you put yourself out there to be put on blast when you whiff.

 

[JohnRambo82]

Pope can’t recruit.

It would be nice if this meant he had a guard accept an offer before Pate and he backed off of him because of it.

 

[Loucatfan30]

Pope is a clown

 

[Anon668007]

Wow Jason Hart is really good at his job…

 

[moses1uk]

Pate said if Kentucky likes me that’s where I’m going .

 

[ChocoChicken]

Pope spent all that time visiting him, all the buzz it was UK if he went to college, and then this.

Seems like a common occurrence.

 

[ChocoChicken]

Seriously wtf do we have to do to get players to come here. Damn Lexington has turned into a gd leper colony. We used to turn them away in droves.

CMP appears to be the most common denominator.

 

[PoopooPeePee]

Pate said if Kentucky likes me that’s where I’m going .

Then he met Mark Pope.

 

[Kantucke_rivals]

So regardless, How has Pope not been able to put together a top-notch elite blue blood staff?

Again, Antigua had more talent, roots and recruiting connections than anyone Pope has hired to date.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

I wish I could be as positive as you. Sincerely.

Me too. I mean there are tons of players left, but this feels eerily similar to last year.

 

[ChocoChicken]

Pope can’t recruit. I am not mad because I don’t even know about pate or how good he would have been, but he spent a lot of time trying to get him. Hart still didn’t land him lmfao. WTF is going on here. Providence again?

What’s worse is where is Brooks’ replacement? If Williams is filling in for Hart why haven’t we gotten a full staff yet?

 

[Ukwazoo3]

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

It would be nice if this meant he had a guard accept an offer before Pate and he backed off of him because of it.

I’m seriously hoping we are the school who has Rob Wright locked up.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

What’s worse is where is Brooks’ replacement? If Williams is filling in for Hart why haven’t we gotten a full staff yet?

No idea. Most important time of the year and we have one assistant so far.

 

[MidseasonTweak]

 

[I’m The Village Idiot]

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Did you use Kevin Federline or Mark Pope as the subject of this generated visual lol?

 

[FilsonCat]

Pope has got Whiffmaxxing down to a science at this point.

 

[Dward13]

It’s probably a good whiff. Still eligibility concerns there, unless something changed.

I just never know for sure with some guys how much we were prioritizing them.

Like it’s odd to me, that just yesterday i could have sworn i saw something saying pope and UK were the only staff Pate was talking to directly and that everyone else was dealing with his agency. Only for him to commit elsewhere the next day?

Weird.

 

[Ash Williams]

Seriously wtf do we have to do to get players to come here. Damn Lexington has turned into a gd leper colony. We used to turn them away in droves.

I told you guys. Break he go**amned bank. $10,000,000 a piece and we get every player we want.

 

[TX Wildcat]

Bryan Hodgson already auditioning for the UK job after next season. Might be at Providence just 1 year.

 

[*Fox2Monk*]

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So Pope nor Hart landed him when the word for a year now was if he went to college it would be us. Crazy stuff. Hope we get Rob, but why would Zoom still be visiting unless we are trying to get them both to replace Aberdeen and Lowe?

 

[MidseasonTweak]

Did you use Kevin Federline or Mark Pope as the subject of this generated visual lol?

Pope, but it looked even worse than this before. Had to ask it to make it more Mark Pope like and it couldn't make him popier after two redos

 

[PoopooPeePee]

Only half joking but can we hide Pope until the season starts and just let our assistants handle all the Zoom calls and meetings?

 

[I’m The Village Idiot]

I just never know for sure with some guys how much we were prioritizing them.

Like it’s odd to me, that just yesterday i could have sworn i saw something saying pope and UK were the only staff Pate was talking to directly and that everyone else was dealing with his agency. Only for him to commit elsewhere the next day?

Weird.

It could have been false from the start.

It also could be that it was true when it was said. Only takes five minutes for a team to come in with a big bid.

A lot of people seem to think the NCAA is about to start tightening the screws again. G-League stuff might be coming to the nearest trash can if the age limit proposals are an indicator.

Besides I want actual shooters on this team and I’ve not seen us go after a single guy that demands attention at all times beyond the arc. I’m just a fan and have no experience building a real roster myself, but I don’t see how we are doing anything different than we did last year.

 

[bnewt5]

Providence’s Coach is a hustler, no denying it.

Who is their coach?

 

[20MRoster]

It could have been false from the start.

It also could be that it was true when it was said. Only takes five minutes for a team to come in with a big bid.

A lot of people seem to think the NCAA is about to start tightening the screws again. G-League stuff might be coming to the nearest trash can if the age limit proposals are an indicator.

Besides I want actual shooters on this team and I’ve not seen us go after a single guy that demands attention at all times beyond the arc. I’m just a fan and have no experience building a real roster myself, but I don’t see how we are doing anything different than we did last year.

Could just be Pope is trash

 

[20MRoster]

Who is their coach?

Not Mark "Progress" Pope

 

[bnewt5]

It would be nice if this meant he had a guard accept an offer before Pate and he backed off of him because of it.

Can only hope this is the case
Seems like the clown show never ends

 

[bnewt5]

What’s worse is where is Brooks’ replacement? If Williams is filling in for Hart why haven’t we gotten a full staff yet?

Can't hire one due to lack of results
In the real world, have to be able to justify the head count
No way Pope can justiify anything

 

[JohnRambo82]

I’m seriously hoping we are the school who has Rob Wright locked up.

It would be great if he could get him, Stokes, and that forward from saint marys(can’t remember his name)

 

[bnewt5]

So Pope nor Hart landed him when the word for a year now was if he went to college it would be us. Crazy stuff. Hope we get Rob but why would Zoom still be visiting unless we are trying to get them both to replace Aberdeen and Lowe?

Need to point guards
Since Wright can score, he could play shooting guard

 

[BlueBloodKyFan73]

We have got to start getting guys asap

Pate isn’t a necessity

 

[I’m The Village Idiot]

Could just be Pope is trash

Lol I respect the consistency — you’ve got your take and you’re sticking to it

But missing a recruit doesn’t automatically mean Coach Poop is trash. Every program takes L’s on guys.

Gotta leave at least a little room for a different take every now and then lol. You still the homie

 

[Phil_The_Music2]

Things just aren't adding up. Sure, maybe Pope isn't some ace recruiter. But can he really be THAT bad? I feel like any of us could at least have landed 1 or 2 of our targets if we had UK's facilities, resources and notoriety to play with. Something just seems really off.

 

[BlueBloodKyFan73]

Pope can’t recruit. I am not mad because I don’t even know about Pate(wasn’t really thrilled with him at all) or how good he would have been, but he spent a lot of time trying to get him. Hart still didn’t land him lmfao. WTF is going on here. Providence again?

He didn’t go to SMU with the GREAT hart so he went to a flub league to pad stats

 

[MarvinHagler89]

Pate isn’t a necessity

Didn’t say he was. Saying we need guys haha